Valve Teases Mac Support With 6 Images

[beddo]

ABOUT FREAKING TIME.

Sorry, I just get annoyed at people saying Mac is bad because it's not a good gaming platform, as if it's Apple's fault. If more companies, like Valve, went multiplatform, Mac would be just as valid as PC. This looks to be a pretty big step in that direction.

Count me in!

The fact that Apple have very tight control of their hardware is part of the reason it's not a well liked by gamers as a platform. Although that would tend to make it ideal for gaming.

Apple Macs are associated more with business user for expensive hardware and light media users for the rest. Apple Macs are not as easily modified in the way that most PC gamers would like, I guess the platform has not been seen as viable for hardcore gaming because of this.

 

[RobCoxxy]

Congrats Mac owners! Your overpriced piece of junk might be less junky that previously thought.

I kid, I kid. Your computer is still a pile of crap.

This.

 

[TimeLord]

Always interesting to see the creative ways they waste time they could be better spending making Episode 3.

Valve make other games and have other interests apart from Half Life!

 

[fix-the-spade]

OH DEAR GOD NO

Not that I don't think Mac users deserve games or anything. It's just that I use one of them for work, because it hasn't got Steam.

This is a disaster, how am I ever going to get anything done ever again once this comes out? I'll have to learn...self discipline.

 

[Thedutchjelle]

I KNOW, mac users probably wont know how to switch classes

And I know Windows users don't know how not to generalize.

I've been using a Macintosh computer for over 12 years, and a Windows computer for around 2 years (and not just for gaming ,programming as well, so don't try that on me). And guess what? I can play TF2 just fine without being retarded. What a shocker , eh?

I know I'm quite possibly feeding a troll here but whatever.
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And I still totally love this Valve move. 2010 and 2011 are probably becoming great years. SCII, Diablo III, and now perhaps iSteam and I'm seeing rumours about a Portal 2 as well.

 

[Dogstile]

Always interesting to see the creative ways they waste time they could be better spending making Episode 3.

I'm really going to start making this a bannable offense.

Marketing departments do not make games.

Please do. I'll even send you a cookie if you do.

(Srsly)

 

[Chimaera]

This Mac owner is pleased.

 

[The Youth Counselor]

It should be more fitting if Big Brother was Steve Jobs in that final image instead of Dr. Breen.

 

[mikecoulter]

This Mac owner is pleased.

You should be damn excited! This is exactly the kind of thing I've been waiting for...

 

[Booze Zombie]

Yay?

Um, I feel to see the news here, but I guess that's understanable because I don't own a Mac...

 

[Ricotez]

I doubt anyone has to buy any Steam games again. Remember Steam uses accounts, on which games are unlocked? I guess Steam will just download the Mac versions of games if you log into your account on a Mac and install a game.

 

[Ninjamedic]

Now for PS3? please? please?

 

[Metal Brother]

Love the pictures, could care less about the Mac port.

 

[Wrann]

Hooray! Happiest day ever!

Also, thank you for calling them Macintosh PC's in the article.

I hate how everyone calls non mac's PC's.

PC stands for personal computer!

But macs are not personal. Being able to change the desktop background does not count as personalization. I can go out and buy a part for my PC and have it installed in less than 2 hours macs don't do that.

OT: Meh I see the market in it but I just don't know why people would buy a mac and a windows OS to play on steam as that seems like it would cost more than just buying a PC or building your own.

on a side note whoever said they like Gordon's IHEV suit doesn't make sence as the I stands for internet and I don't think his suit has WiFi. Also I think the orange looks way better easier to hide or remove blood stains.

 

[Aeshi]

As a Mac user I approve of this (despite this possibly leading to a mac version of Portal) It'll be a good place to get games that I can play without windows kicking me off every few minutes to apply "important" updates.

EDIT: to the guy above me the new Imacs can be customized* as anyone who'd have bothered to visit Apple's website would know.

*some of said options are really dumb though (Who the hell needs 32GB of RAM/Dual Quad-Core processors/4 graphics cards?)

 

[Steve the Pocket]

OT: Meh I see the market in it but I just don't know why people would buy a mac and a windows OS to play on steam as that seems like it would cost more than just buying a PC or building your own.

Same reason anyone would buy a Mac at all. Which is....

Um....

OK, yeah, I dunno. Probably the same reasons people give for not buying one: they've been told their system of choice can do things that the other one is inherently incapable of, period. (In the Mac's case, graphics and video; in Windows' case, games.)

I almost got one myself when I was in the market. At the time, PCs equipped to run Vista competently weren't much cheaper than iMacs, plus I'd get a nice big screen and iMovie out of it. Somewhere along the line I remembered that (A) half the reason I was getting a new computer in the first place was games, and for that I'd still have to buy a full copy of Windows on top of what I was already paying, plus I'd probably have to spring for the graphics upgrade; (B) iMovie ain't worth much if I don't own a video camera; and (C) my copy of Photoshop, if I'm not mistaken, was only for Windows. In the end I found a great deal on an Acer and the rest is history, and unfortunately the price gap has only widened since.

whoever said they like Gordon's IHEV suit doesn't make sence as the I stands for internet and I don't think his suit has WiFi.

Most iPods can't connect to the Internet either, and it's not a bit deal that their computers can anymore. The "i" is just an artifact [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArtifactTitle] at this point.

 

[Daniel Cygnus]

Cool, but it sort of makes you wonder how the hell desktop Mac users plan on gaming with this:

Spoiler

Seriously, this mouse is complete ass. A new one will most definitely be required.

 

[kevtastic]

ok thats you, who also owns a real pc, but seriously i cant say something that applies to every single person in one group

 

[Dr. Paine]

Anyone else notice how in a white HEV suit Gordon looks a bit like a Stormtrooper from Star Wars?

Don't ya mean the iHEV? But ya, looking at in those colors, does have many similar angles to it.

That last bit with Alyx throwing the crowbar at Big Brother Breen(see what I did there?) makes me wish they did that as a Super Bowl commercial. Seeing that in action would be frakkin AWESOME!

This makes me realize how Mac-like GlaDOS looks. Maybe this is what portends the end!

I have to ask, am I the only one who thinks the voice at the new end of Portal sounds like Mac text-to-speech? It sounds like AUTO from Wall-E, and I'm almost certain that's the program they used for his voice.

...

And if the new end to Portal is some subtle hint to them porting to Mac...

Applause and kicks to the head will be in order.

 

[BlindMessiah94]

Hooray! Happiest day ever!

Also, thank you for calling them Macintosh PC's in the article.

I hate how everyone calls non mac's PC's.

PC stands for personal computer!

But macs are not personal. Being able to change the desktop background does not count as personalization. I can go out and buy a part for my PC and have it installed in less than 2 hours macs don't do that.

I didn't write that to start a mac pc flame war.
I have owned pc's and mac's throughout my life. Both have their applications. Besides both are big faceless corporations that don't give a frak about anyone. Why be a fanboy? I bought a mac because I've tried both mac and pc for audio editing and I prefer mac. I just can't afford to own a pc as well right now.

And just so you are clear, there is a difference between "personal" and "personalization":

personal
?adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.

personalize

?verb (used with object),-ized, -iz·ing.
1.
to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
2.
to make personal, as by applying a general statement to oneself.
3.
to ascribe personal qualities to; personify.
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So no, you might not be able to "Personalize" a mac, but that doesn't mean it's not MY personal computer. You're stretching the word to fit your meaning, which is closer to the meaning of "Customization".
Yes I will agree PC's are more customizable.
And also that apple's are less yellow than bananas.
But I still like the taste of apples over bananas (see what I did there )